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TAG. No. 535,518. Patented Mar. 12, 1895.

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l LEOPOLD WEISS, OF NEW YORK, Y.

TAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 535,518, dated March12, 1895.

Application filed December 29, 1893- for marking goods, shippingpurposes and the like. Such tags are made of heavy paper and have aneye-hole for receiving a cord, by which they'are fastened to the articleand to prevent r1pp1ng of the eye-hole the same is strengthble and arefrequently bent out of shape, turned at the edges and otherwisemutilated, so that it is almost impossible to read the directionsthereon.

The object of my invention is to provide a tag, which is reinforced bymeans of a metal protecting frame, that is clamped on the edges of thetag and flattened down on the same, whereby the edges vof the tag areprevented from being turned or ripped. The tag cannot easily be foldedor crumpled and as both sides of the tag are nished the same, either orboth sides may be used for receiving inscriptions, ac.

The invention consists in a paper tag, provided with a sheet-metalreinforcing frame, which is clamped on the edges ofthe tag, saidreinforcing frame being made of a single and continuous piece ofsheet-metal.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a plan View of a sheet-metalblank for reinforcing the edges of a polygonal tag. Fig. 2 is asectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a face view of thesame blank, having the outer edges bent up to form flanges. Fig. 4 is asectional view of the same on the line 4 4, Fig. 3. Fig.'5 is a faceview of the tag and the reinforcing frame clamped on the edges of thesame. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6 6, of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is aface view of a blank for making a reinforcing frame for a circular tag.Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the same on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7. Fig. 9is a face View of the same blank showing the outer edge turned up toshow the blank. Fig. 10 is a sectional view of the same on the line lOlO of Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a face view Serial No. 495,087. (No model.)

of a circular tag with a reinforcing frame clamped on the same, and Fig.12 is a sectional View of the same on the line 12 l2 of Fig. 1l.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre sponding parts.

The tag is made of heavy paper or thin paste-board in the usual mannerand of the desired shape. Such tags are usually` made either circular orin the shape of a rectangle with the corners cut off at one end. Thereinforcing-frame B for said tag is made of thin sheet-metal which iscut or punched out to form a continuous strip of double the Width of thereinforcing border that the tag is to have, so that when the tag isplaced on said strip as shown for example in dotted lines in Fig. 1, onehalt' of the Width of the strip will project beyond the edges of the tagand the other half will be covered by the edges of the tag. In all casesthe sheet-1netal strip for forming the reinforcing-frame is made of asingle and continuous piece of sheet-nietalof the same outline and shapeas the tag except that it has an opening, whereas the tag is made solid.By means of suitable dies and punches the outer half of the strip orblank Bis bent up throughout its entire length to form flanges B' alongthe outer edge of said blank and upon the flanged blank the tagAisplaced in such a manner that its edges are surrounded by the flanges ofthe blank. By meansv of suitable dies and punches, the flanges of theblank are now pressed inward and down upon the tag, whereby thereinforcing border piece is clamped firmly and rigidly on the edge partsof the tag and flattened, so that its thickness will be but slightlygreater than that of the tag. As those parts of the blank that arerpressed up to form the iianges are substantially equal in width to theparts remaining flat, the metal reinforcing border will be about thesame width on both surfaces of the tag and both faces of the tag will befinished alike.

For angular tags the corners of the sheetmetal blank are either clippedoff as shown in the bottom of Fig. 1, or are notched, as shown at thetop of Fig. l, but-where sharp angles are not desired for example, whenthe corners of the tag are rounded this clipping or notching is notnecessary as the dies that Hatten down the blank, upset the metal atsuch cor IOO ners while folding the flanges down on the tag. Circulartags are made substantially in the same manner, only with the differencethat in folding down the flange on the tag, the metal is upsetthroughout the entire length of the flange. In making these reinforcingframes there is no Waste Whatever, as the sheet-metal, that is punchedor cut out of the center of one blank can again be used for making areinforcing border for a smaller tag and so on.

As the reinforcing borders are each made of a continuous and singlepiece of sheetmetal no soldering, riveting or other joining is required.The borders can readily be applied by machinery and they do not break atthe ends or corners and are clamped uniformly on all the edges of thetag. As the tags can be made and reinforced entirely by machinery, thesemetal reinforced paper tags can be produced at a comparatively smallcost and in view of their durability, strength and handsome appearanceare preferable to the old Well known paper tags. Each tag is providednear the reinforcing frame with an aperture D for receiving thefastening cord.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- A tag consisting of tWo permanently connected parts,a disk or sheet, and a continuous thin metallic rim, the latterenveloping the edge of the sheet, flattened on both sides to conform tothe face ot' the sheet, and constituting a smooth, fiat and fixedreinforce therefor, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as myinvention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LEOPOLD WEISS.

Vitnesses:

PAUL GOEPEL, K. R. BRENNAN.

